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Taiki Hirato

Project playerKyoto Sanga · 29 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTaiki Hirato
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth18 Apr 1997
BirthplaceIbaraki
Height177 cm
Shirt number#39
ClubKyoto Sanga
Central midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
160
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League100456.7

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

T. Hirato is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Kyoto Sanga, rated 37.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (72% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirato.

On the season, Hirato graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 6 assists and 1.608 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 29 Hirato is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Hirato is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
37.2
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
28.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.61
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

34
Apps
1.61
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
15
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

1.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.61 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists6

Defending

Tackles27
Interceptions15
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.